2003 Maryland Terrapins football team

2003 Maryland Terrapins football
Gator Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 17
Record10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Taaffe (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Blackney (3rd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Florida State $   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 17 Maryland   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 22 Clemson   5 – 3     9 – 4  
NC State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Virginia   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Duke   2 – 6     4 – 8  
North Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe served as the third-year offensive coordinator and Gary Blackney as the third-year defensive coordinator. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 pmat Northern Illinois*No. 15
FSNL 13–20 OT28,018
September 67:15 pmat No. 13 Florida State
ESPN2L 10–3582,885
September 136:00 pmThe Citadel*
W 61–051,594
September 206:00 pmWest Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 34–751,973
September 276:00 pmat Eastern Michigan*
W 37–1319,628
October 43:30 pmClemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ABCW 21–751,545
October 116:00 pmDuke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 33–2050,084
October 237:45 pmat Georgia Tech
ESPNL 3–751,524
November 112:00 pmNorth Carolinadagger
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
JPSW 59–2151,195
November 137:45 pmVirginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
ESPNW 27–1751,027
November 223:30 pmat NC State
ABCW 26–2453,800
November 293:30 pmat Wake Forest
ESPNW 41–2818,783
January 11:00 pmvs. No. 23 West Virginia*No. 24
NBCW 41–778,892
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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2003 Terrapins in professional football

The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Madieu Williams Defensive back 2 56 Cincinnati Bengals
Randy Starks Defensive tackle 3 71 Tennessee Titans
Leon Joe Linebacker 4 112 Chicago Bears
Jeff Dugan Tight end 7 220 Minnesota Vikings
Bruce Perry Running back 7 242 Philadelphia Eagles

This squad would be loaded with future NFL players on top of the prior names whom were drafted including

References

  1. ^ "Year-By-Year Results 1960-Present". University of Maryland Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.


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